The Ag Brief

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Sunday, October 18, 2026 Updated 21:27 PT

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NY TIMES

Ag Notes

Local & US

Markets

Locus Agriculture’s Unpac targets soil compaction to support crop performance

HIGH PLAINS JOURNAL

CCPC elects officers, welcomes returning board members

HIGH PLAINS JOURNAL

GRAIN MARKETS SURGE: CORN, BEANS, WHEAT ALL JUMP 2.5%+ ON GEOPOLITICAL FEARS...

FARM PROGRESS

THE GREAT BEEF SQUEEZE: CATTLE PRICES HIT HISTORIC HIGHS AS HERD SHRINKS TO 1950s LEVELS...

FINANCIAL CONTENT

Cash Cattle Trade Explodes: 21,844 Head in Single Day vs. 525 Week Prior...

SOUTHEAST AGNET

USDA Projects 5 Million Acre Drop in Corn Plantings for 2026...

PRO FARMER

Soybeans Rally Behind Crude Oil, Biofuels Blending Mandate Optimism...

AGWEB

Soybean Acres Expected Up to 85 Million as Profitability Outpaces Corn...

BROWNFIELD AG NEWS

USDA Outlook Forum: Farm Economy 'Making Progress' But Headwinds Persist...

AGWEB

Beef Export Sales Hit 25,400 MT — Highest of 2026 So Far...

DTN PROGRESSIVE FARMER

Where's the Beef? Grilling Season Faces Record Prices Amid Scarcity...

MARKET MINUTE

USDA Announces March 2026 Farm Lending Rates...

USDA FSA

International & Policy

EU tariffs aimed at China hitting Ukraine, steel boss says

BBC WORLD

Zelensky Says Trump Risks ‘Historic Mistake’ If He Backs Russia

NY TIMES

Gas Prices Soar to Over $10 a Gallon at This California Outpost

NY TIMES

This Week in Agribusiness, Oct. 17, 2026

BEEF MAGAZINE

This Week in Agribusiness, Oct. 17, 2026

NATIONAL HOG FARMER

BIRD FLU RAGES: 11.5 MILLION BIRDS CULLED IN 30 DAYS — SPRING MIGRATION FUELS SPREAD...

USDA APHIS

EGG PRICES TICK UP AS AVIAN FLU TRIMS LAYER FLOCKS IN 5 STATES...

HIGH PLAINS JOURNAL

Pennsylvania Hardest Hit: 27 Flocks Positive, 7.6 Million Birds Affected...

PENN STATE

Trump-Xi March Meeting Could Reset US-China Ag Trade...

AGAMERICA

Bangladesh Signs $2B Commitment for US Soybeans, Soy Meal, Wheat...

USTR

Beef Exempted From New Global 10% Tariff — Fertilizer Also Gets Pass...

PRO FARMER

Scientists Warn: Bird Flu 'Completely Out of Control' — Pandemic Risk in 2026...

UNMC

Iowa Logs 5th and 6th Bird Flu Detections This Year...

KCRG

Tech & Weather

FARM BILL BOMBSHELL: BIG TECH GETS 90% SUBSIDY TO CONTROL AMERICAN FARMLAND...

FORTUNE

HOUSE FARM BILL CLEARS COMMITTEE 34-17 WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT...

FARM PROGRESS

Controversial Pesticide Provisions Survive Committee Vote — States Blocked From Stricter Rules...

THE NEW LEDE

WORLD AGRI-TECH SUMMIT OPENS MONDAY IN SAN FRANCISCO — 1,700 LEADERS CONVERGE...

AGTECH NAVIGATOR

45+ AgTech Startups to Showcase AI, Robotics, Climate Intel at SF Summit...

WORLD AGRI-TECH

US Farmers Confront Fresh Volatility in Trump Tariff Era...

TT NEWS

USTR and USDA: 'US Agriculture Is Back on Top and the World Is Buying'...

USTR

Biologicals Market Booming: 86% of Distributors Expanding Offerings in 2026...

ICL GROUP

SCOTUS Tariff Ruling Leaves Ag Industry Demanding Trade Certainty...

FARM POLICY NEWS

SPC Oct 19, 2026 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

SPC OUTLOOKS

Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

NHC ATLANTIC

Hazardous Coastal Conditions for the Mid-Atlantic; Storm System Approaching S...

NWS NATIONAL

CRISIS: 75% OF U.S. IN DROUGHT — DRIEST WINTER IN 45 YEARS HAMMERS FARM COUNTRY...

BROWNFIELD AG NEWS

WINTER WHEAT DROUGHT COVERAGE SURGES TO 56% — UP FROM 35% IN DECEMBER...

DTN AG WEATHER

Corn-Area Drought Doubles: 30% to 51% Since December...

U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR

Michigan Farmers Brace for Planting: Will Winter Drought Wreck the Season?...

MICHIGAN PUBLIC

Paducah, Carbondale Log Driest Winter on Record...

DTN PROGRESSIVE FARMER

North Florida Drought Strains Farmers as Dry Conditions Persist...

WUFT

80% of Rice Production Area Now in Drought...

USDA WEATHER

Southern Farm Network: Relief Coming for Drought-Hit Ag Areas?...

SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK

Texas Drought and Shifting Markets Shape 2026 Crop Outlook...

AGRILIFE TODAY